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Life after death:The Historic Easton Cemetery is reimagining its future in order to preserve its past
The cemetery opened in the fall of 1849 and has become a centerpiece of downtown Easton thanks to its ample green space and ornate funerary art. As the death industry has undergone a sea change due to a litany of factors over recent years, the nonprofit cemetery has run into financial difficulties. But new board members and a groundswell of ideas to bring the cemetery in a new direction have inspired a growing atmosphere of optimism around the 86 acres of cemetery grounds between the West Ward and Route 22. Read more.
Wandalyn Enix writes her own history, becoming Bethlehem’s first Black city council member
The Southside Bethlehem native and former Bethlehem Area School District Teacher was appointed to the Bethlehem City Council on Feb. 1. She's the first Black person to be a part of city council despite numerous attempts from others in the past. Read more.
Freddy Awards turn 20: How a ‘ragtag’ team on a small budget built a show rivaling all others
Freddys Night, which is on Thursday, has grown to be one of the biggest nights in the Lehigh Valley. Read more.
Coronavirus morphs into ‘nightmare’ for Lehigh Valley restaurants. How they’re coping.
The dining room at Bolete is filled with takeout containers. So is The Crust Pizzeria and Restaurant’s. Griddle 145′s is not — rather it’s completely empty, like a ghost town. Read more.
Barber Denny Roebuck hangs up clippers after 40+ years cutting hair in Bethlehem
Roebuck has held court in his shop on West Broad Street for decades, and as a ceremonial final appointment, he gave the shop’s previous barber, 96-year-old Ishie Abraham, one last haircut. Read more.
Easton’s mysterious chalk drawings result of one artist’s anonymous quest to bring ‘whimsy’ downtown
The artist has drawn close to 60 drawings of their signature robot character over the last six months around Easton. Read more.
Sunset to sunrise in a Waffle House dining room
Two Vox writers documented 13 straight hours spent in separate Columbia Waffle Houses.The journey is brought to you by five cups of coffee, four waffles, three slices of bacon, two orders of eggs, one biscuit with gravy, hash browns — smothered and covered — and the wonderful employees they met along the way. Read more.
To sauce or not to sauce? Our survey on the Lehigh Valley cheesesteak garners strong feelings.
Fans of sauce outnumbered the anti-sauce brigade by nearly two to one. While the favored source of the sauce varied, it's clear that Lehigh Valley style reigns supreme. Read More.
Paul Pepper: The man behind the microphone
When Paul Urzi was in high school in the early 1960s, his father, John, would drive him out to the local radio station, KJCF-AM in Festus, Missouri. He didn’t have a radio show to do or even a job at the station. He would just hang around. Really, he made a sort of pest of himself. Read more.
Allentown Art Museum’s big changes keep it integral to Lehigh Valley cultural landscape
The museum has made major updates — both logistical and experiential — in recent months that are bringing the museum into a new era. Read more.
Miko Revereza returns to True/False with ‘No data plan’
Miko Revereza saw them outside the Amtrak window. The border patrol agents were walking toward the train, and his DACA — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — papers were expired. “Oh, shit,” he thought. “This is real.” Read more.
Pete Davidson repped Lehigh University on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ and we have questions. An investigation.
Any Lehigh Valley resident who tuned into Saturday night’s episode of “Saturday Night Live” might’ve been surprised when they saw the familiar logo of Lehigh University front and center in one of the show’s sketches. Read more.